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Robin Abcarian: Should you sleep with your pet? It depends

Do you sleep with animals? No, I don't mean people who, you know, do wild and crazy things in bed. I am talking about actual animals: dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs and maybe — bear with me — Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs. Every few years, new research reveals that human-animal co-sleeping is either a) medically fraught; b) emotionally fulfilling; or c) a confirmation of your mother's fears ...
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Do you sleep with animals?

No, I don't mean people who, you know, do wild and crazy things in bed.

I am talking about actual animals: dogs, cats, bunnies, guinea pigs and maybe — bear with me — Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs.

Every few years, new research reveals that human-animal co-sleeping is either a) medically fraught; b) emotionally fulfilling; or c) a confirmation of your mother's fears that she will never have grandchildren, because what man in his right mind is going to share a bed with you and your

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